mav
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Adam B's bay.....
Distributor cap area......

mine

same area..why the difference? or is it just age of engine..
mines a 93 Cav item
[Edited on 13-02-2005 by mav]
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big eck
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hmm, strange one that, my engines from a 93 cav gsi and it is the same as adam b's
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Adam-D
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some had a dizzy some had a coil pack
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mav
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Right so it's not a botched thing........
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myke
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coil pack engines aka dizzyless.
dunno why they changed. there must be an advantage to the coil pack.
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mav
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Bought a haynes will read it...on the coil pack..........
so mines is dizzyless?
[Edited on 13-02-2005 by mav]
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Mattb
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quote: Originally posted by myke
coil pack engines aka dizzyless.
dunno why they changed. there must be an advantage to the coil pack.
more reliable and better control over ignition timing
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myke
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bradfincham
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am i right in thinking the 20xe was distrubutor and the c20xe was coil pack??
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myke
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think they changed in 92/93, so c20xe's have dizzy too.
mine does.
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Adam_B
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quote: Originally posted by bradfincham
am i right in thinking the 20xe was distrubutor and the c20xe was coil pack??
no, C20XE just means cat. IIRC the DIS XEs also have different cambelt + tensioners
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Joff
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My engine's a C20XE (stamped on block) yet came from a 1990 Calibra.
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bradfincham
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i just thought they changed to the coilpack when the cat was made compulsary
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mav
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so whats mine?
(sorry for sounding stoooooopid )
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Adam_B
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Probably a very late C20XE, 92/93 onwards, although its not impossible to put a DIS pack on an earlyer dizzy XE
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mav
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so mine is the coil pack one yeah?
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AK
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yup
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Adam_B
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aye
to get a more reliable idea of age have a look at the cambelt, i'll find a pic...
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mav
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ok.............
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Adam_B
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early type upto about 92 with Dizzy, same as mine

[Edited on 13-02-2005 by Adam_B]
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mav
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cheers..might have a look..was told it was from a 93 cav but I got no proof really............
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myke
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you can tell just by the shape of the belt cover.
later ones had a more protrusive shape around the idler.
also early have round toothed belts, late have square toothed.
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mav
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cheers
Mine is the only engine i've seen like this..
all other XE's I look at has the Dizzy.............
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corb
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quote: Originally posted by Joff
My engine's a C20XE (stamped on block) yet came from a 1990 Calibra.
unless you knew the full history of the cally, couldve had an engine swap?
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mav
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another cosmetic diff is the writing.
some have dohc 16v horizontal beside vaux.
mine and others it vertical at the lhs...........
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